High School High School Baseball Baseball

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Monday, September 22, 2014

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Welcome!!!Welcome!!!……..Introductions

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Your ExpectationsYour Expectations

.....What to .....What to ExpectExpectSpring Overview…Spring Overview…

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Season Events & TimelinesWinter Indoor Workouts: Typically run November to February.

Tryouts: February 23; M-Th. 3:00 – 5:30 Friday posting. Baseball is a “cut sport.”

Costs: District Athletic Fee: $135 (umps, coaches, grass cutting)

Baseball Participation Fee: $400-$500 (chalk, clay, baseballs, banquet, equipment)

Varsity Travel: $500-$700 (Spring Break Trip - Arizona)

Season Schedule:• 4 team levels – Varsity, JV, Sophomore, Freshman• Teams Play a 16 - 19 game schedule March - May• State Tournament: 1st Round – May 5-9, 2nd Round – May 15-16, Finals- May 22-23• Spring High School Season is governed by CHSAA

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Not sanctioned or affiliated with the Public Schools

American LegionLinked with H. S.

Playing time, DevelopmentDouble Headers, Fun.

1st exposure to HS ball for many.

Connie Mack18 U, 17U, 16U, 15UHighest Level HS Ball

Aspiring Collegiate athletesGoal is exposure to scoutsCompete vs. best pitching

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Connie Mack/American Legion - $450.00 – $650.00

High School Summer Ball

•20 -30 Games through early July•Tryouts after spring season•Some travel but mostly metro Denver

Connie Mack - $900-$1,200 + Travel Elite Players

•40-50 Games•3-4 out of state travel trips•State tournament in mid-July

Colorado Connie Mack Colorado American Legion Baseball

Heritage Legion Baseball

Summer runs May 30 – July 30, Summer runs May 30 – July 30, Fall Season Sept – Oct Fall Season Sept – Oct

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Depending on the HS Program…. Fall may be offered

Season runs September through late October

Most activity is Fall upper classmen showcase teams

Baseball Academies - Slammers, Sandlot, Hitstreak, Lightening (Currently utilizes Heritage High School)

.....What to .....What to ExpectExpectObservations…Observations…

As Pitching goes, the team goes, Hitting follows close on its heels

Wide range of players and parental experience: club teams to recreation league

Coaches own what happens between the chalk lines – “benevolent dictatorship”

Booster Clubs provide administration, organization and community

Responsibility for individual performance shifts to player vs. safety net of volunteer coach

For serious ball player: Summer and Fall Seasons– often more important than Spring

Playing Time is not guaranteed, but gained through individual skill development and focus

Respected and valued but are viewed through a transitional lens by District and Coaches

.....What to .....What to ExpectExpectTransition…Transition…

•Same Age Group Play vs. “Classmen Play”

•All teams are important, at times the culture defers to the Varsity Team

•Everyone Plays vs. the Best 9 Play

•The Field vs. The Bench – You must make the most of your opportunities

•Communication Flow: Coach to Player, Player to Parent. Player to Coach

•Talking/influencing Coaches RE: playing time?

•Cut Sport

•At times you have to step back and take an un-biased look

•At JV and Varsity Level Winning is important

.....What to .....What to ExpectExpectGetting the most…Getting the most…

•Your Son and You must take responsibility for your own baseball and athletic development

•Follow and lean on a “training/practice process.” Game time is no time to fix problems

•Relationships matter, past and future. Relationships offer choice and unexpected opportunity

•Recognize and stay off of the emotional roller coaster

•Be careful what you say and…… to whom. Maintain a positive attitude.

•Pay your dues…..Play as many games as you can/want to

•Play because it’s fun…. for the love of the game 1st.•Get involved in Boosters. The program needs good, thinking, caring people.

Fundraising (banners and program ads)Snack ShackField Maintenance and Clean upPass it off to the next group better than you found itbetter than you found it

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Boosters (HHSBB).…Boosters (HHSBB).…•Monthly meetings on first Monday night of month

•Times and locations on the website

•Heritage athletic website is http://www.heritageagles.com/

•Organized and lead by four officers (President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary)

• Volunteers organized by committees (Fundraising, Field Improvements, Hospitality,

Concessions)

•Focus is on off field activities…Let the coaches spend time coaching

•Get involved!! Help move the program forward by leaving it in a better position than it was when

you started at Heritage

.....What to .....What to ExpectExpectFinancial Commitment…Financial Commitment…

• Parents and Booster club provide the majority of funds for program

• Expect to pay for spring, summer and fall ball

• Also fees for winter workouts ($100-$200)

• Fees also help provide for improvements of field and facilities

• Fund Raising available through King Soopers cards, Go Drive, Bronco’s games, Casino bus

• Start accumulating your funds now!!

• Extremely important to take care of your payments immediately and not be one of the families who we have to chase to collect

• If you need time, talk to the treasurer to work out payment plans

• Bottom line is that program does not work without everyone helping to support both financially and by volunteering your time!

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